About Us
Inform Economics is an economics consultancy. We use economics to make a positive social impact on our community.
We help our clients by applying the tools and techniques of economic and financial analysis to inform decisions, assess impact, demonstrate value, influence outcomes and secure funding.
We work across many sectors and are proud of our work that has contributed to:
Increased participation in cancer screening and early detection programs
Increased awareness and take-up of cost of living support
Reductions in littering
Improvements in fire fighting capability
Improved access to health services
Reductions in smoking
Raising awareness of the dangers of vaping.
Increased uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots
Reduced workplace injuries and fatalities
Increased community resilience to bush fires
Reductions in skin cancer risk
Improvements in timeliness and coverage of childhood immunisation
Increased participation in the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Ongoing investment in programs to make healthy behaviour changes
Preventing asbestos-related disease
Increased economic activity through visitation and events
Reductions in gambling harm
Securing major events for NSW and Australia
Sectors
We are specialists in our technical fields and work across many sectors including:
Agriculture
Disability
Education and Training
Environment
Fire, Floods and Emergency Management
Government Services
Health
Infrastructure
Responsible Gambling
Social Housing
Tourism & Events
Workplace Safety
Panels
NSW Government - we are an approved Full Prequalification supplier under the NSW Government Prequalification Scheme: Performance and Management Services – SCM005 for the following categories:
Financial/economic advisory services (5f)
Strategic business cases (1b)
Strategy development and planning (1a)
Business performance reviews (1c)
Cost management (1f)
Accounting services (5a)
Australian Government (Department of Health) - we are an approved Provider under the Health Economic Services Panel for the following services:
Economic evaluation of health services, programs and policies
Economic modelling of health services, programs and policies
Analysis and advice on health care financing and payment mechanisms
Input into health system priority setting
Advice on health system performance monitoring
Development of regulatory impact statements
Literature reviews of health economics related issues
Government Procurement - Small & Medium Enterprise Guidelines
Commonwealth Procurement Rules - Inform Economics is considered an SME in the latest procurement rules commencing 1 July 2022. Under these rules, the Australian Government is committed to non-corporate Commonwealth entities sourcing at least 20% of procurement by value from SMEs and has a target of non-corporate Commonwealth entities procuring 35% of contracts, by value, with a value of up to $20 million from SMEs.
NSW Government SME and Regional Procurement Policy - Inform Economics is defined as a small business under the NSW Government’s SME and Regional Procurement Policy. NSW Government agencies must first consider purchasing from an SME, for procurements up to $3 million, where the agency is permitted to directly purchase goods and/or services from a supplier, including from prequalification schemes and panels.